"I understand why he has to do this - to prove he's a man," Merkel said. "He's afraid of his own wea [View all]

"I understand why he has to do this — to prove he's a man," Merkel said. "He's afraid of his own weakness. Russia has nothing, no successful politics or economy. All they have is this."

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"I understand why he has to do this - to prove he's a man," Merkel said. "He's afraid of his own wea [View all]	kpete	Dec 2014	OP
Well, THAT won't provoke an overreaction from Crazy Pooty, will it?	TwilightGardener	Dec 2014	#1
She said it in 2007, it was just revealed in a New Yorker article. nt	bananas	Dec 2014	#9
Not sure about the wisdom of this	elias49	Dec 2014	#2
Oh, snap!	Odin2005	Dec 2014	#3
No wonder she has been so feckless in her dealings with this problem. nt	bemildred	Dec 2014	#4
Mic drop. nt	Codeine	Dec 2014	#5
WTG Angela, tell it like it is. I'm sure she released this statement to evoke a certain response.	okaawhatever	Dec 2014	#6
Fun-Fact about Russia that is somehow related to this:	DetlefK	Dec 2014	#7
This is generally true of all dictators that use war to prop themselves up in the eyes of their	stevenleser	Dec 2014	#8
Kick nt	stevenleser	Dec 2014	#10